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Re: Why isn't the 4014 working hard?
Author: tundraboomer
Date: 05-07-2019 - 17:40
Hot Water Wrote:
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> WHAT?????? What makes you think the either
> engine is "crippled"? Just because the rear engine
> might not be "leaking any steam" surely does NOT
> mean it is "crippled"!
Jack, I'm a railroader but know almost nothing about steam locomotives. I'm just trying to understand what I'm seeing in the videos. I see puffs of steam coming from BOTH front cylinders on 4014 and from BOTH of 844's cylinders, but nothing from either of the rear cylinders on 4014 so I assumed the front 4014/844 cylinders are in a normal state and the rear 4014 cylinders are not. So going by what you are saying, I have it backwards and both the front 4014 cylinders and the 844 cylinders are leaking, which is normal? I appreciate you sharing your expertise here for those of us who are steam-tarded.
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> WHAT?????? What makes you think the either
> engine is "crippled"? Just because the rear engine
> might not be "leaking any steam" surely does NOT
> mean it is "crippled"!
Jack, I'm a railroader but know almost nothing about steam locomotives. I'm just trying to understand what I'm seeing in the videos. I see puffs of steam coming from BOTH front cylinders on 4014 and from BOTH of 844's cylinders, but nothing from either of the rear cylinders on 4014 so I assumed the front 4014/844 cylinders are in a normal state and the rear 4014 cylinders are not. So going by what you are saying, I have it backwards and both the front 4014 cylinders and the 844 cylinders are leaking, which is normal? I appreciate you sharing your expertise here for those of us who are steam-tarded.
